Brush



Nov. 16 1926. 1,607,311 J. B; RUATTl BRUSH Filed Jan. 5, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 16 1926.

J. B. RUATTI BRUSH Filed Jan. 5, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet An object of Patented Nov. 16 1926.

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My inveiitiei contained Within a casing or hoidefend to be drawn thereout and attztehedto the outside of the holder.

tion of a brush adapted to be contain-eel" n a casing or holder, the brush" being iea dily wvithdrawn from" the holder thereto on the outside, the" hoi'defthtis form ing' a handle for the bi usih".

form at brush with swivelied bi'is'tle hold'ei's so that the bristles; in a'y" projeetat ii'gi' t' angles to the brush member ennizty'be fold:

ed nugly zigainst the holder} Aid' eztthre of this construction" is 1:1" iii-oiintiiigthe brush in a holder or casing of relatively small size and allowing the 'furtl'iei' object of having a lQVGISibiEb'iLiShWith two" s'ep mete sets of bristles a rectangular type of casing holder with the brush supporting structure siidable therein; the brnshelein'ents havin bristles" are swivelly mounted in thebrushsupport 111;; structure and by means of a sh'd-lng ber Oil tile side of the brush supporting" elements the bristles my be sWive'H-ed to e t'eh-d outwardly at substantially right angles or to he flat. The brush supporting strhottire is connected to a sliding head which cannotflbef completely removed from the holdefbet" e1- lows the bmsh? supportingstructure to be Withdrawn from" the holde 'end swivel led; s5 sidewise to seeurethe holderhiphtceonthe i Q 1e" 'eleihenticontainer which forms" ham The brush mhyi also be sWImg- -ii'mnmie"side of this handle element to the other forming a, reversible brush; 7 i

My invention willbelnio'rei readily un dei'stoo'd' from the following description and drawings,- in Whi'C'h v 1 Figiiite 1: is? a plan of my brush'when housed With -the' easing partly broken" awa line 22 of Fig. 1,in"the 'diiection ofthe' arrows.

Figi' iise longitudihegl: new ori the line 33 of Figsal, in the direction 'of'the at rows. T

is ebrush e'd'aptedto be" Another objectof my; 1nventi0n"is to v In the construction of br'u'shl' utilize" theiclose d *p'ositiOfi-a "slidinghee brackets and the outer links 14; 9

is a View with the brhsh in 01581 5?! tive' position; the br'ti'sh ele'ntients beingwith and secured there- Fig: 9 is a: time ee-peein view artly taching theswive'iled brushes? I V Fig. 10 is wdetail perspective View 'iliu's trating the latch for iockingthe", bru's h' hoideft-o theasing'inopei" tive posi ti In thef'draWing-s, the ce's' for contain ing the'bi'tish is designate-d generelfly bythe nnineizil l jhzi ingz' top :iiid bot-foiii-weliis'fl,

side wzilis'ii, en end' 'weil" 4L tiifothl end"? being open but having inwardlyextending cross fla ees' e, The side wzili's' areQpiefeir ably 'bqlg'edinwird1y; forming a iesisthiief or spring elenient to hold the bitish hold-e11 in positioni The casing also has a'pztii of slots 7" extending inwa dly from the opeii end 5 andtheto'p and bottom the easing? bottom of the ea ing adj xbent' the olo's'ed end 4 to engagethemtch as hereun de'i set forth.

side" pan'els' thes1iding"heed' to" 'the sidepanelsl This" free ends:- A pair of br'ajcke'ts 15 ates'e cured to the sliding" heet'd' ztnd a pair of "sho'tt links 1'6"ar e pi voted" between "the Thebru'shholder has lurality" of bris .e holder p a oppos'i 'esi'de pane'ls These bristle holders are; petite-ably onstructed"ih' thet T1" of channels as clearly indica'ted' by" the nu- 17" mo ijted injournals "18 "in'gthfe inn meral 19 in Figs. 3 and 4, the bristles 20 being secured in these channels. The bristles on contiguous bristle holding channels are preferably staggered so that when in the folded position as shown in Fig. 1, the bristles will overlap and hence form a compact brush when folded.

A central partition 21 extends longitudinally of the side panels dividing these into upper and lower halves, each half housing a folding brush with swivelled bristle holders as above described. Each of the bristle holders for the upper and lower brushes are provided with operating arms 22 having a yoke 22; these arms being rigidly secured to the bristle holders outside of the side panels. The operating arms of the top brush extend downwardly on one side of the brush holder as ind cated in Fig. 2, and the operating arms of the lower brush er;- tend upwardly as indicated in Fig. 3 on the opposite side of the brush holder.

A pair of sliding bars 23 shown in the form of channels having a web 24 and flanges 25, are mounted on the outside of the side panels, being secured thereto by pins 26 and 27 sliding in slots 28 and 29 respectively. These pins have an enlarged head on the outside, firmly holding the sliding bars or channels in position. These channels are similar on opposite sides of the brush holder.

A series of pins 30 are secured on they inner side of the channels, be'ng secured to the web and extending into the yokes 22 of the operating arms 22; this construction being the same. on opposite sides of the brush holder.

A latch 31 is secured to the brush holder adjacent the end piece 10 of the brush holder. This latch comprises a shaft 32 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 10, journaled in the opposite side panels 9 and having fingers 33 secured to the end of the shaft, these fingers having hooks 34 at their ends. The fingers are so positioned that they form a right angle between the fingers. Coiled springs 35 are secured to the shaft and bear against the end piece 10, there being two of these springs oppositely positioned so that the latch is maintained in its normal position as shown in Figs. 2 and 10. A finger notch 36 is formed on the end piece 10 to allow gripping of the finger to draw the brush out of the casing and a leaf spring 36 is mounted in the casing on the closed end 4, being adapted to bear against the sliding head 12 as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The manner of utilizing my brush is substantially as follows:

Presuming that the brush is'housed in the casing as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8, the end piece 10 would be gripped by the fingers or the casing may be given a sl ght jolt so as to project the end of the brush slightly out of the casing so that the end piece may be readily gripped. As the brush holder is drawn out of the casing the sliding ead 12 is drawn from the position adjacent the closed end 4 to the open end 5 of the casing until it engages the flanges 6 which prevent its further motion. The brush holder may then be swung downwardly through the action of the double pivot or upwardly and positioned on either the top or bottom of the casing as clearly shown in Figs. 4, 6 and 9. In this action the outer link 14 allows the free ends of the side panels 9 to swing past the end of the top and bottom of the casin such link fittin in the slots 7 as shown in Figs. 4 and 9. The latch 31 is then turned so that the hooks 34 extend through the apertures 8 and thus lock the brush holder to the outside of the casing.

Each of the side bars 23 has cut-out section 40 on the end of the flange 25 at the end adjacent the. double pivot 13 so that the end of the flange as indicated by the numeral 41 will engage the outer link 14 when it swings downwardly into the position shown in Fig. 4. One of the links 14 therefore causes the movement of the side bar of one side while the opposite link will move into the cut-out section 40, thereby leaving the side bar stationary on the other side of the brush.

In the manner of operating the brush as illustrated in the drawings, the bristles which were in the upper portion of the easing as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, are in the lowermost position as shown in Fig. 4 and turned outwardly by the interaction of the operating arms 22 having the yokes 22 co acting with the pins 30.

The opposite ends of the side bars have cut-out section 42 on one of the flanges so that the end 43 of the other flange will engage one of the fingers 33 of the latch and move it into the position shown in Fig. 4, engaging in the apeitures 8 on the outside of the casing. Thus it will be seen that the 10V8I11611t of pulling the brush out of the casing and swinging it to one side or the other on the outside face of the casing auto matically swivels the bristles from a folded to an outstanding position ready for use, and that the sliding side bar also locks the brist es in this position by engaging the outer link 14 and one of the fingers 33. g

In constructing my brush it is preferable to have it made with two different types of brush surfaces having difierent types of bristles or closer set bristles on one side than the other. Therefore on reversing the brush holder to the opposite side of the casing and folding the one set of brush elements in position, another type of brush may be utilized, this change being quickly accomplished.

It is also apparent that changes may be made in the general construction or specific llt details of my brush Without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

aving described my. invention, what I claim is:

1. A brush comprising in combination a hollow casing, a brush holder slidable therein and loosely connected to the inside of the casing, and means to secure the brush holder to one of the outer faces of the casing.

2. A brush holder comprising incombination a hollow casing, a brush holder having bristles secured thereto slidable in said casing, means engaging the inside of the casing to prevent detachment of the brush holder therefrom but to allow positioning the brush holder on one side of the casing, and means to secure said brush holder against one face of the casing.

8. A brush comprising in combination a hollow casing open at one end, a brush holder having bristles secured thereto, an element pivotally connected to the brush holder adapted to slide in the interior of the easing, means in the casing to prevent removal of said element and a holding device connected from said element to the brush holder, adapted to support one end of the brush holder on one of the faces of the casing.

ll. A brush as claimed in claim 3, having in addition a pivoted lat-ch secured to the brush holder adapted to support the other end of said holder on the outside of the casing.

5. A brush comprising in combination a hollow casing open at one end, a brush holder having side panels and an end piece, a sliding head positioned between the free ends of the panels, a pivotal connection between the panels and the sliding head, means in the casing to prevent removal of the sliding head through the open end, the said pivotal connection allowing the side panels to be positioned against one of the outside faces of the casing.

6. A. brush as claimed in claim 5, in which the pivotal connection comprises double links, one link being connected to the outer panel, the other link being connected to the sliding head.

7. A brush as claimed in claim 5 in which the brush holder is provided with a plurality of pivotally mounted bristle holders and bristles in said holders.

8. A brush as claimed in claim 5, in which the pivotally mounted bristle holders are mounted in the side panels, bristles in said holders and slidable means mounted on the side panels to partially rotate said holders.

9. In a brush, a substantially rectangular hollow casing open at one end, the said casing having slots adjacent the open end in one of the faces, a brush holder having side panels, a slidable head connected to the free end of said side panels, a double link between said side panels and sliding head, the said link being adapted to fit in the said slots when the brush holder is withdrawn from the casing and cooperative means between the sliding head and the casing to restrain complete removal of the sliding head. 10. In a brush holder, a hollow easing, a brush holder slidably mounted therein, means pivotally connecting the brush holder and casing to permit the brush holder to swing against one of the outside faces of the casing, the casing having an aperture and the brush holder having a latch comprising a shaft. fingers secured to the end of said shaft,

said fingers having hooks adapted to lit in the said aperture.

11. In a brush holder a hollow casing, a brush holder slidably mounted therein, oscillating bristle holders having bristles mounted in the brush holder, a sliding bar on the brush holder adapted to operate the said bristles, a link operatively connected to part of the brush holder, adapted to secure said holder against one face of the easing when drawn outwardly, said link being adapted to move the sliding bar and hence oscillate the bristle holders and bristles.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOSEPH B. RUATTI. 

